Improvement in shears for cutting flowers



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JOSEPH W. HARBOUR, on wrnoosnr FALLS, VERMONT,- assienon TO HIMSELF AND ELISHA ALLEN, or SAME PLACE.

Letters Patent No. 108,091, dated October 11,}870. l

IMPROVEMENT IN SHEARS FOR CUTTING FLOWERS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same to the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, in which- Figurel represents aperspective view of my improved shears. Figure 2 is a transverse section of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention has for its object to so construct shears for the cutting of flowers, herbs, &c., and for pruning purposes, that the pieces cut will be held in said shears and not allowetlto drop.

The invention consists in the application of a pair of rubber clamps to the cutters of a pair of shears, so that said clamps will retain and hold the flower, branch, or other piece cut by the shears.

A A in the drawing represents the two cutters of a pair of shears, a being their pivot, and B B their handles.

Upon each ,cutter is secured a block or plate, b, which has its inner edge set back of the cntting'edgc, as shown.

A strip of rubber, G, is set into the inner edge of the plate b, and has, or may have, acorrugated or roughened face, as shown. If desired, the plates 1) may be continuations of the handles B, the cutters A being secured to their lower sides.

When the shears are used for cutting flowers, &c., the rubber strips or clamps will retain the pieces cut oil", as is clearly indicated in 'fig. 2. l The flowers can thus be preserved from injury, and the handling of such as have thorns is made unnecessary. The rubbe-r plates may, if desired, be applied in any other suitable manner, and leather, or other equivalent material, may be used in place of the rubber.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Pat ent- The shears, containing the elastic plates or pieces (1, for retaining the flowers or other things out by them, substantially as set forth.

JOSEPH WV. BARBOUR.

Witnesses PETER. LECLAIR. G. M. Domes. 

